Education

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION Afire outbreak at the girls’ dormitory of Wa Islamic Senior High School has displaced 138 students after flames swept through part of the accommodation block on Sunday evening. School authorities confirmed that six rooms were destroyed, leaving the affected students without most of their personal belongings just days before the start of […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION Following public concerns and questions from parents and educators, the Ministry of Education has swiftly moved to clarify concerns surrounding its new language policy. The ministry, in a press statement, clarified that foreign languages, specifically Chinese, Arabic, and French, will not be made mandatory or used as the medium of instruction for young learners. […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has called for a collective approach to addressing growing challenges facing students, including mental health concerns, financial pressures, loneliness and career uncertainty, saying student well-being is a shared responsibility essential to producing resilient and socially responsible graduates. The call was made during […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has called for zero tolerance toward bullying, violence, substance abuse and other criminal conduct in schools, insisting that Ghana’s educational institutions must remain safe spaces dedicated to teaching and learning rather than environments marred by fear and disorder. The Minister made the call while speaking […]

ELS; MBN360 EDUCATION The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for candidates who sat for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), with results set to reach schools through the country’s Metropolitan, Municipal and District Directors of Education in the coming days. WAEC noted that the results are also available on its […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION Prof. Fatuma Nyaguthi Chege, Professor of Education at Kenyatta University, has identified inconsistent enforcement of school disciplinary codes as a major driver of indiscipline in Ghanaian schools, warning that when rules are applied selectively based on a student’s background or family connections, the resulting confusion breeds resentment and rebellion among learners. Speaking […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCA1TION Media scholar and author, Assistant Professor Wunpini F. Mohammed, has launched her latest book, Media, Culture and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana, and unveiled the Bilchinsi Scholarship Fund at an event held in Tamale. The launch, held on Saturday, brought together academics, media practitioners, traditional leaders, politicians, members of the Dagbon […]

ELS; MBN360 EDUCATION The Ministry of Education is set to convene a landmark National Conference on Stemming Indiscipline in Senior High Schools from Wednesday, July 29 to Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Sunyani, bringing together key stakeholders to deliberate on practical and sustainable solutions to the growing challenge of indiscipline in Ghana’s second-cycle institutions. Ahead […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, has attributed the rising wave of indiscipline in Ghanaian schools to shifting societal values and modern influences, warning that new forms of misconduct, including gang-related violence, are emerging alongside more familiar disciplinary challenges. Speaking at a national conference addressing indiscipline in […]

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The Bono Regional Minister, Hon. Joseph Addae Akwaboah, has underscored the need for decisive national action to tackle indiscipline within Ghana’s educational institutions, describing the issue as one that threatens not only academic achievement but also the country’s moral fabric and future human resource development. Addressing participants at the National Conference on […]